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Summary: This Could Easily Be the Camera for You.
Review: I bought the DC3400 a couple of months ago after an enormous amount of research into Digital Cameras. Countless hours of scouring every Digicam site on the web provided no conclusive choice for me. So, on a whim, I bought this camera because I found it for a great price. I made the right decision. I have been more than satisfied with this cameras performance. The color is outstanding, and the resolution is more than adequate for my needs. I can print out 8 x 10's that are virtually indistinguishable from actual photographs despite the fact that I have read that this is only possible with a 3 megapixel resolution. I really enjoy using the camera, it is quite easy to use, very intuitive, yet it still allows for some amount of manual control. I have taken probably four hundred pictures with the camera, and every week I find myself carrying it around with me in hopes of taking more. There are a couple of drawbacks to this camera, however. I found the low lighting capablities of the camera to be poor. I simply cannot take good pictures with a decent source of light. Also, the 2x zoom doesn't provide me with the range that I often desire. Kodak also chose not to include a Nimh batteries and a charger, which were standard with the 280. Despite these issues, this camera will please anyone who doesn't want or need a professional, more manual digicam, but does want great output. I bought a Kodak ppm 200 to go with this camera and produced pictures which convinced my computer illiterate, technology-wary mother to not only buy herself the camera but to also invest in the printer AND a computer to go with it. I don't mean to sound like a shill for Kodak, I just really like this camera...
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Summary: Good Buy
Review: I checked out other cameras in the store. The Kodak's felt the best in my hands. Other models weren't comfortable to hold. The menu is user friendly and easy to use. There are pleanty of "bells & whistles" for the weekend photographer. The "slide show" feature can be viewed on a television which is pretty neat. I took pictures on high resolution and printed them on an HP 932 inkjet and the quality was easily as good as a processed photo. I was concerned about buying "only" a 2 meg pixel camera but the 1780 X 1168 resolution is more than adequate. For most purposes it would be a waste of money to pay for a 3-point-something camera. The separate memory card reader is a must and worth the $... You can really eat up the battery power transferring the pictures from your camera to the computer.
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Summary: don't leave home without it!
Review: i have owned this camera for about 2 years and have taken thousands of photos with it. i take pics of everything, everywhere i go. pics of my 5 year old son and pics for work (we "trim-out" custom homes). i then download the pics, edit them, make photo groupings. email them to family. print them out and use them as scrapbook pages. i even have a "custom options catalog" to show customers and every photo was taken with this camera. i use the best setting, so i dont get many photos per disk, but i get great photos. and once i edit them with printmaster they still download in email within less than a minute-and that is with my standard 56K dialup connection. i have the 8MB card that came with the camera,plus a 32MB card that i carry for backup. it is so quick and easy that sometimes i take pics, download, edit, email, format the card and start over again in well under an hour. this is a great little easy to use, easy to carry camera that is Always with me!
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Summary: Great Camera, Great Pics
Review: I don't think that you will find a better 2 megapixel camera for the price. The picture quality is tops and the menu system is easy to navigate and understand. I have had other digital cameras and, for my money, you can't beat the Kodak. I have taken very good pictures on the standard-good setting(lowest). It is a very attractive camera also and it fits your hand better than some others that I have tried. I also like the fact that the self-timer button is on top within easy reach.On some digicams, the timer is accessed through the menu system(time-consuming). Uploads are fast and easy with the USB. Also, battery life is very good, especially with NiMH rechargeables. The other comparatively priced 2 MP digicams can't compare to the 3400
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Summary: Great Value
Review: This camera is a really good choice as an entry into digital photos. Good quality images overall, decent lens, excellent fill flash ratio, easy camera settings, fair software. I found that the "Better" and "Standard" settings combination gives the best mix of quality and number of photos for my 8 and 32Mb memory cards (although I'm thinking about getting another 32). BEWARE, however, of using any AA batteries other than the NiMh type (the ones with more oomph); the manual is pretty vague, but this is the real poop. Regular Alkaline AAs and rechargable "Renewal" (NiCad) AAs only have enough juice sometimes to barely start up the camera before the "low battery" icon turns on. Even with NiMh, I find that I have to carry a spare set for a change after only about an hour of rapid shooting/saving. Kodak digitals evidently have some history of high power consumption, so don't take this camera to Mt Everest unless you have an extra camel to carry batteries. Despite the initial irritation of having to buy two sets of more-expensive NiMh batteries and a matching charger, I still think it's a good value compared to other cameras which typically cost ($) more and have less-functional settings menus, etc.
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Summary: Better than I expected.
Review: I am actually very glad I have finally gone digital in the camera world. This camera has surprised me over and over with its excellent quality shots and capabilities. I have used it for nighttime and low-light shots with great results. For static shots and portability, this camera is wonderful. With the USB adapter and the provided software, hooking it up to the computer was simple. With a photo quality printer, I've already started cranking out pictures for distribution to friends and family. I could go on about how happy and pleased I have been with the quality and facilities of my DC3400, but that would take too much space. There are a few downsides though. As with any camera, film or digital, that does automatic focusing and exposure settings, there is a bit of a lag when you try to take a shot, so response time can be a little slow for those "surprise" shots. The time between photos, several seconds at least, is sometimes a bit annoying. Also, it does tend to eat alkaline batteries. Rechargable batteries (NiMH) work very well, except of course for the classic rechargable problem of draining when not in use (left out for several days). My advice is to get a few sets of rechargables and make sure they are all charged up before you head out each day. High points: easy to use, high-quality photos, hook-up with the computer was a breeze (usb), low-light capable. Low points: eats batteries, lag between pictures and when you want to take 'quick' shots, minor difference between viewfinder and actual picture (correctable by either experience or use of capture mode)
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Summary: An excellent camera! Versatile and exceptionally easy to use
Review: I bought this camera for my wife. She is a technophobe... To my amazement, she has taken to this camera as if she had been using it for years. Being keen on doing my research, I found this camera to be rated number one EVERYWHERE I looked. If you're looking for an easy to use camera that takes exceptional pictures (both on-sceen and in print), look no further - this is the one to get. It works and looks just like a 35 millimeter camera, so anyone should have an easy time having fun with it. On of the greatest things about this camera is its picture quality. For a 2 Megapixel camera it is superb and has tested to be better than some 3 Megapixel cameras. One reservation my wife had was that she couldn't get photo quality prints with a digital camera (she loves to keep scrap books). We tried Kodak's print@kodak service and were blown away!! The service allows you to upload your DC 280's digital pictures to Kodak's web site and they print and mail them to you. Nobody that we showed the pictures to could tell that they were not from a 35 mm camera - crisp, clear and bright. Pictures at print@kodak are $.49 for a 5x7 print. About $.09 more than regular 35 mm film at the neighborhood photo lab. Think about it though - when you go to the lab with 35 mm film, you might get 4-5 "good" pictures in a role of 24 and discard the rest... The cost for those "good" 35 mm pictures is actually a lot more than you might think! With a digital camera, you know what you're getting when you pay for the prints. Believe me when I say that you'll love everything about this camera.
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Summary: Its the best digital camera I have ever used.
Review: It gives absolutely great pictures, great user friendly menu
and its jsut take the best picture. I have used 3 more digital cameras noe. Canon, Fuji ..but this one is still the best.
I have almost shot 5000 snaps till now and they are jsut gr8 Piyush
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Summary: don't leave home without it!
Review: i have owned this camera for about 2 years and have taken thousands of photos with it. i take pics of everything, everywhere i go. pics of my 5 year old son and pics for work (we "trim-out" custom homes). i then download the pics, edit them, make photo groupings. email them to family. print them out and use them as scrapbook pages. i even have a "custom options catalog" to show customers and every photo was taken with this camera. i use the best setting, so i dont get many photos per disk, but i get great photos. and once i edit them with printmaster they still download in email within less than a minute-and that is with my standard 56K dialup connection. i have the 8MB card that came with the camera,plus a 32MB card that i carry for backup. it is so quick and easy that sometimes i take pics, download, edit, email, format the card and start over again in well under an hour. this is a great little easy to use, easy to carry camera that is Always with me!
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Summary: my first and only digital camera
Review: ...this is a great camera for the beginner, someone new to digital cameras or an "average" user of cameras in general. even for a 2.1MP camera, it takes great shots. granted, i have nothing to compare it to! uploading photos is easy on winXP, but i couldn't do it on win98; i had to buy a flash card reader. PROS: affordable (now, anyway!), easy user interface, with a 64mb flashcard, you can take 103 high quality photos. 3X optical zoom is nice. CONS: heavy. image viewer is kinda hard to see; images are fuzzy. 2X digital zoom is useless. sucks batteries like crazy. get rechargables.
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